July 28, 2009 10:47 am· Comments Off on PGMA delivers her State-of-the-Nation Address during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo delivers her State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress Monday (July 27, 2009) at the Batasang Pambansa in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. Also in photo are Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile (left) and House Speaker Prospero Nograles. (PNA/NIB photo by R.Mailo)scs/jme

July 28, 2009 10:46 am· Comments Off on PGMA walks on her way to deliver her State-of-the-Nation-Address during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, wearing a reddish pink Filipiniana gown, walks on her way to deliver her State-of-the-Nation-Address (SONA) during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress Monday (July 27, 2009) at the Batasang Pambansa in Batasan Hills, Quezon City. (PNA/NIB photo by R.Baniquet)scs/jme

July 28, 2009 10:44 am· Comments Off on PGMA arrives at the Batasang Pambansa to deliver her State-of-the-Nation Address during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress

President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo is welcomed by House Speaker Prospero Nograles upon her arrival at the Batasang Pambansa in Batasan Hills, Quezon City where she delivered her State-of-the-Nation Address (SONA) during the 3rd Joint Opening Session of the 14th Congress Monday (July 27, 2009). Also in photo is Senate President Juan Ponce Enrile.(PNA/NIB photo by R.Mailo)scs/jme

MANILA, July 28 — The condition of former president and People Power icon Corazon Aquino has shifted to guarded from stable as her son, Senator Benigno Noynoy Aquino, admitted that her mother's blood pressure has fluctuated.

July 28, 2009 9:25 am· Comments Off on Additional P90-M released for NEDAs productivity enhancement project

MANILA, July 28  An additional P90 million is to be released from the joint RP-Japan Grant Assistance for Underprivileged Farmers (GAUF) for the Productivity Enhancement Project of the National Economic and Development Authority (NEDA), the embassy of Japan said.

July 28, 2009 9:25 am· Comments Off on Local execs say peace, development attainable in Mindanao

MANILA, July 28 — President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyos dream of bringing peace and development in Mindanao and the entire country can be attained, particularly with the continued provision of vital services for the marginalized sector.